태극낭자들이 주춤하니 태극낭자 교포선수들이 일을 냈다.

뉴질랜드 교포 전세계랭킹 1위 Lydia Ko선수(21)는 1년 9개월의 침묵끝에
이번 새로생긴 LPGA 메디힐 챔피온십에서 호주 교포 이민지선수(21)와 연장전
까지벌린후 우승을 했다. 이로서 리디아 고선수는 LPGA 통산 15승(2 majors)
을 일구어냈다.

54홀 리더였던 리디아고선수는 거의 2년여 우승을 못한 압박 때문인지 첫6홀에
보기 3을 내는등 부진했으나 점점 정신을 가다듬어 옛 리디아고를 보는양 위기
에서도 오히려 환상적인 샷으로 마무리를 잘해 얼마간 제2의 Yani Tseng이
아닐지 하는 우려를 불식 값진 우승을 해냈다.특히 playoff 첫홀 234여야드
남은거리를 우드3로 모래사이를 넘겨 pin에 붙혀해낸 이글은 환상적이었다.

최근 상승세를 보여 세계랭킹 1위를 재 탈환한 박인비 선수는 부진 even으로
공동 31위에 그쳤지만 Shan Shan Feng이 단독 2위를 넘어서서 그대로 1위를
유지 하게 되었다한다.

오랜만에 값진 우승을 해낸 리디아고 선수에게 큰박수를 보내며 리디아고의 우승을
학수 고대했던 벌티모어 신할배한테 아울러 축하를 보낸다.  규정

I am glad to see Lydia Ko back to the winning circle. I attended the last tournament in the same place

that she won by beating Morgan Procell in the playoff in 2015. This time I watched it on TV.

The second shot she made from almost 240 yard away on par 5 18th hole in the first playoff  hole

was one of the great shots that I have ever seen. The ball stopped  about 4-5 feet away from the hole.

That was pretty easy putt for the eagle to win the tournament.

I watched the second half of Lydia's performance and the playoff.

As Dr. Ohn said, Lydia's second shot with 3 wood on the first playoff hole

was the miracle shot reminding me of YE Yang's second shot with 3 wood

beating Tiger Wood.

By the way, gentlemen, I had a miracle shot, the first hole-in-one in my life

2 days ago while playing with my high school classmate at my club,

Marbella CC.

This win was 1st one in last 44 starts for Lydia and
her opponent in playoff, Minjee has not win for last
35 tournaments, which I feel sorry for her missing this
opportunity.

Both of them 21 years old and  had good memories at Lake
Merced. Minjee won US Girls'Junior Championship in 2012
and Lydia won twice in 2014,2015 as we all know.

Shots of the day belong to both of them,pitch in(birdie)
over the bunker at 14th hole for Lydia and birdie shot
from bunker at 17th hole for Minjee,but real one was 2nd
shot in 1st playoff hole landing 2.5 ft from the pin using
3-wood for over 230 yards!

Thanks for your comments! Drs 온 and Lee!  

and

Congratulation for your hole-in-one!   KJ

I have never seen Lydia this emotional!

She must have felt lots of pressures not winning

anymore for last 21months.

I am glad she finally won again and monky off her back!

Thanks for your input! Dr Bang!     KJ

Speaking about YE Yang(46),who won PGA Championship in 2009 over
Tiger Woods won Japanese PGA tour(JGTO),'The Crowns' last week.
That win was 1st one in last 7.5years.

One other golf news last week was Hana Jang won 1st KLPGA Major,
KLPGA Championship and it was her second win this year in JLPGA.

Congratulation to both players!    KJ

Hey, Dr.Lee! Congratulations on your hole in one. That is one in a million chance.

I have had 8 hole in ones in my life time. One time I was playing alone.

I have won lots of tournaments. The most memorable one was the Modesto city 

tournament. I won the senior division. It was 2010. Strangely enough since then

my game became terrible. But I still try to get back to where I was

Thanks, Dr. Ohn.

Thank goodness, I finally got one.

You had eight. That's incredible.

You have as many as Jack Nicklaus have.

It sounds like you had another career as a professional golfer.

If you have a chance to come down to Southern Cal,

let's make an effort to play a round.

Wow! 8 hole-in-ones are great!

You must be a real good glofer!

As a poor golfer as I am,my lone hole-in-one was my
pleasure not as achievement,but as pure luck!

That was gift from Golf God to me and I will cherish
it as my life long satisfaction as a golfer.   KJ

                          Happy Days Again!